Eight more Indian boxers reach quarters

New Delhi, Nov 20: Eight more Indian boxers, led by reigning Asian Youth Champions Vishwanath Suresh and Vanshaj progressed into the quarterfinal on the fifth day of the 2022 IBA Youth Men and Women’s World Boxing Championships in La Nucia, Spain.
Vishwanath (48kg) was up against Attrativo Salvatore of Italy in the pre-quarterfinal bout to win 5-0.
Vanshaj (63.5kg) was facing Spain’s Kakulov Enrique in the round-of-16 match and blanked his opponent 5-0. Jadumani Singh (51kg), Ashish (54kg) and Deepak (75kg) were the other three men boxers to win their bouts unanimously and move to the last-8 stage. J
In the women’s section, Bhawna Sharma (48kg) and Asian Youth Champion Tamanna (50kg) won their respective bouts against Poland’s Oliwia Zuzanna and Finland’s Pia Jarvinen.
In the 54kg pre-quarterfinal bout, Griviya Devi overcame Romania’s Ana Maria Romantov’s 5-0. (IANS)